SUBMISSIONS FROM THE GLOBAL CALL

#BuildTheChange

By Azuan Ahmad

“Gaia Park is an example of a modern park in an Eco City, with features such as open green spaces, dedicated bike lanes, family friendly areas for leisure and exercise and beautiful flower gardens. Solar street lamps are used to reduce carbon footprint and water fountains are fed by natural streams or waterfalls, to preserve the natural environment and reduce water wastage. Also, the park houses some eco art sculptures such as the Dolphin Monument, erected to highlight biodiversity and conservation.”

By David Norton

“Our city is equipped with a power plant containing a water turbine, wind turbines, and solar panels, which gets rid of the need for fossil fuels in the town. Our town features a two-story apartment building with a spacious living room, kitchen, and bedroom. It also feature a recycling center with an observatory on the top. Also, the used water keeps the plants in town green instead of being released into the river.”

By Emma Chapman

“Here’s my sustainable Lego City. Walkable residential and commercial neighborhoods, except for the airport, which is off to the left and not included in the photograph.”

By Idir Aitsahalia

“Brickland runs on energy from renewable sources, such as solar power due to its location off the coast of sunny Florida. The towers are equipped with solar panels and rainwater collection and filtration systems for the rainy hurricane season.”

By Vikas Sankar

“An ecocity starts with every house in it being eco-friendly. Here is an environmentally friendly house with solar panels, big windows for air-circulation, lush terrace garden and backyard Vegetable Patch. There is a working ceiling fan and cool elevator too.”

By Mikkel Bjerre Larsen

“There is an organic farm, and a lumberjack who says that wood is a good source of energy, it is CO2 neutral. There are 2 new trees planted every time you cut a tree. A car owner has a car that runs on hydrogen, extracted from rainwater, which in the future can store power from solar and wind energy. It is important to re-use of objects, for example cans and bottles.”

By Linae Lars

“ECOWITHACCESS in mini-scale: My city

doesn’t have curbs or steps so resident who

use wheelchairs don’t have difficulties with

navigating their city! My city does have: a

Commuity Garden - organic & heirloom plants

only; Solar panels on most all of the

structures; a Playground with monkeybars,

mearry-go-round and teeter-totter; The Mall

has glass doors to allow light to reduce

electricity; The School & Library are next to

the playground and are close to each other to

save travel distance for students. The library

was built reusing oak logs from other

buildings. There are a lot of bike racks and

bikes for residents to borrow as needed,

spread throughout city. Wood stove in each

house- to not rely on nonrenewable resources.

Water fountains recycle rainwater and supply

water for garden. No gasoline cars allowed, so

our air isn’t polluted.”

By Valentina Carini

“This is our ecocity as we imagine it in Italy! Our city has an eco-factory where we convert old cars in new electric cars. Then, on the other side of the city there’s an eco-gym where people ride green exercise bikes and on the roof we have 4 solar panels and all produce electricity that make the firm work. In the city and we have 2 windmill blades that have the same function and exploit the wind. We hope you like it!”

By Beecher Whiteaker

“Solar panels for city lights, large windows to attract sun in homes and buildings, walls insulated with recycled newspapers, all vehicles are electric saving fuel and pollution, storm barrels used to collect rain water for gardens and lawns, satellite used to control heating in homes and buildings. Green house temperatures controlled by solar heating.”

By Citizen Piper

“Ecocity by Citizen Piper from the PHLUG - Philippine Lego Users Group. This is an Ecocity that is built to conform to the contour of the environment. Apartment buildings have vegetable gardens, solar panels and elevated walkways.”